UPDATE 2024/2025
Ethical Principles & Theories
- Meta-ethics
- Normative ethics
- Applied ethics
Meta-ethics
- Branch of philosophy
- What ethics is
- Ask:
> What is good?
> What is bad?
> What is right?
> What is wrong?
Normative Ethics
1. Altruism
2. Beneficence
3. Consequentialism
4. Deontology
5. Egoism
6. Justice
, 7. Least Harm
8. Respect for Autonomy
9. Utilitarianism
Altruism
- Others are more important
- Must make personal sacrifice
- Ethical Concepts
> Values: Contributes
> Morals: Core Concept
> Conduct: Not attributed
> Beliefs: Contributes
Beneficence
- Helping others
- Others in society are in need of our help
- Ethical concepts
> Values: Contributes
> Morals: Core Concept
> Conduct: Contributes
> Beliefs: Not addressed
Consequentialism
- Result drives decision
- Looks at result as right/wrong, not action that causes result
- Ethical concepts: